Aquarian Tarot

[Nanook]

Can someone please tell me what the original Aquarian Tarot by Palladini backs were?  I had this deck back in the 1970s and I recall the backs being plain blue.  I've gone down an internet rabbit hole trying to figure this out - help and TIA!

[Rodney]

Define "original." I have three different versions of the Morgan Press Aquarian. two are dated 1970 and have either blue and white backs or orange backs with orouborous on them. The deck dated 1975 has solid blue backs.

[KiMo]

I too went down this rabbit hole a little while ago! I found out that numerous versions of the Aquarian Tarot were produced back in the day, and the backs did change. This is the best breakdown I could find of the vintage versions that exist: 

 

 

[gregory]

I have what I believe is the first printing and it has the snake. 

 

Here's a really good page about the deck: she shows the blue one and says how strange it is. It seems to have shown up in games...

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150305075540/http://home.comcast.net/~vilex/aquarian.html

 

(If that doesn't work, go to the wayback machine and search http://home.comcast.net/~vilex/aquarian.html)

Edited June 18, 2023 by gregory

[Nanook]

On 6/18/2023 at 12:12 AM, KiMo said:

I too went down this rabbit hole a little while ago! I found out that numerous versions of the Aquarian Tarot were produced back in the day, and the backs did change. This is the best breakdown I could find of the vintage versions that exist: 

 

 

Thank you so much, KiMo! The video was very helpful. I know I bought it in 1970-1971 so this helped me narrow it down.

[Nanook]

On 6/17/2023 at 10:37 PM, Rodney said:

Define "original." I have three different versions of the Morgan Press Aquarian. two are dated 1970 and have either blue and white backs or orange backs with orouborous on them. The deck dated 1975 has solid blue backs.

I suppose I mean the 1st printing? I had it in 1970 or 1971. 

[Nanook]

On 6/18/2023 at 12:17 AM, gregory said:

I have what I believe is the first printing and it has the snake. 

 

Here's a really good page about the deck: she shows the blue one and says how strange it is. It seems to have shown up in games...

 

https://web.archive.org/web/20150305075540/http://home.comcast.net/~vilex/aquarian.html

 

(If that doesn't work, go to the wayback machine and search http://home.comcast.net/~vilex/aquarian.html)

Thank you, Gregory. I’m thinking that I had the snake one after watching the video that KiMo posted. I really wish I still had it.